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Went to Dunedin for 6 months between September 2014 and March 2015. Could not have wished for a better time. The accommodation was fantastic, a real home from home, and the guide ensured I had a great time. Her vast knowledge of the local area meant I did not have a dull moment in Dunedin. From visiting the Penguin sanctuary, to the really cool road trip to Oamaru, the activities we did kept me on my toes, not to mention having enormous fun in the process!
A couple of things could have…
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The whole experience was brilliant, one I will never forget. From the minute Betty (the sportlived mentor) picked me up from the airport I found dunedin a home from home. The hostel we stayed in was also amazing. I played cricket from the start of the season until mid November, the club play senior, 2nd and 3rd grade dunedin cricket so accommodate all abilities. The team are a great group of lads who enjoy playing cricket and are really welcoming, like most kiwis I have met. There are nets on…
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In October 2011 I arrived in Melbourne to begin a 3 month cricket coaching programme. Within a month of my arrival I was to extend my programme to 6 months. I'll admit that writing reviews is not my forte but I've tried to give it some structure all the same.
The Accommodation:
I was in the unusual position of having stayed in both types of accommodation. For the first three months I stayed in the the premium accommodation, a really rather nice serviced apartment shared between up to 6 Sport…
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My sport lived course was for 6 months and I was tennis coaching. From the moment I arrived in Australia I knew I had made the right decision, everyone was so lovely and SL had organised everything very well. I never felt alone as I was constantly with other participants or the lovely staff running SL! I had an absolute blast and would do anything to do it all again! I learnt so much about coaching, organisation, myself!!! And most of all about life, It really was an amazing life experience! I…
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Playing hockey in Dunedin = one of the best decision I have made!
Making tones of friends and improving my game playing against Black sticks, Jumior blacksticks and regional reps I played against some of the best players ever and alongside as well! Learning from the best! It made my development progress at a very high rate and made it worthwhile!
Loved dunedin so much to do with both from beaches to hills and museums to bars it was everything I needed for 6 months!
Night life is great much…
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Playing tennis in Melbourne was a fantastic experience. I was really surprised by how quickly the coaches at the National Tennis Centre and Rod Laver Arena knew my name including the receptionists and how welcoming both the coaches and members were. The programme was extremely flexible so you could do as much or as little training as you liked which enabled you to fit in all the tourist activities. I attended nearly 40 workouts over the month I was there and went to the gym roughly 3 times a…
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I did a Sport Lived program in Brisbane Australia and had an incredible time. Booking a Sport Lived program proved to be a great decision - everything was organised for me when I arrived and the staff were really helpful. I made friends really quickly because of Sport Lived and got to do loads of awesome things during my time in Australia. The training and facilities was also world class - would recommend!…
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I had a great time in Dunedin. I got to meet a load of new people and try new experiences like Pig Hunting. There were loads of great parties too. Loved every minute. I have told people everywhere that it was worth every penny…
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Playing cricket abroad had always been a dream of mine and I can safely say that my time spent in Dunedin did not disappoint. Betty Mason and the Sport Lived staff were great throughout the booking process and once I got to Dunedin Betty was very helpful - she provided things like a bus pass and a map of the town which made the first week a lot less stressful than it could have been. The trips provided by Sport Lived, such as tickets to the All Blacks test against Australia and a visit to the…
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The main aim of me going on my football coaching placement in Melbourne was to give my CV a boost and to help me develop as a coach and I feel I acheived that to a level I couldn't have expected to have done so - to a point I am know in employment in the UK as a football coach and I couldn't have done it without this placement.
Greenhouse Backpackers hostel in Melbourne was great, as it gave you the opporunity to develop social groups with both sport lived participants and other like-minded…
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I had a fantastic time playing tennis in Australia. Being able to play the sport I love in such an awesome country and city has been something that I will never forget. The club I played at was of a high standard and I feel that the games I played and the training sessions I had have had a positive impact upon my game. My mentor was always there if required, the accommodation was safe and well located and on top of that Melbourne has a great social scene! I was very nervous at first but I am…
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Australia is great, the way in which the tennis programme is set up isn't. We were expecting 2 or 3 training sessions per week as advertised on the website along with matches every weekend. None of these promises were met which led to a very disappointing trip as far as my sports point of view is concerned especially as the amount it cost was so high... Money would have been put to better use as toilet paper. Signing you up to the local club is not good enough especially as training we were…
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The programme is advertised as you will play for a team, when i arrived in Australia i thought this would happen. However we wern't put in a team, had no training squad and no matches organised throughout the 12 weeks. It wasn't there pennant team tennis season was the big problem, there team tennis didn't start until the end of April. All that happened was we were signed up to a club and offered cardio tennis, very different from team training and matches.
Australia and the people I met were…
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cant fault my mentor, there for me whenever i had an issue or a question.
brilliant blend of characters, sportlived clearly dont take on any plebs!
my coaching school exceeded all expectations and gave my CV a huge boost.
although i will say that you need to inform us before we purchase the experiance that we will not get the quoted 10 hours a week of coaching, i averaged 8-9. in addition to that the fact that schools break up and during these times you need to help arrange alternative work or…
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Our son went to Brisbane on an eight week cricket coaching course (which he extended to 10 weeks while he was there).
There were two major features of his time in Australia on his Sports Lived holiday that we would particularly commend. Firstly, the quality of coaching he received. This was from professional (and, in some cases, international standard) coaches and covered all aspects of cricket – batting, bowling and fielding. The coaching sessions were intensive, often 3 times a day, and…
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Just a quick review of my experience at The Sport Lived accommodation was great, in a great location, really good facilities. Good to have two bathrooms, a kitchen etc.. The socials were good and in my opinion well spaced, a month apart was fine, as there is a natural divide in terms of geography between the hostel and the flat (where i was staying).
The cricket club (South Yarra Cricket Club) that was selected for myself and the flatmates was brilliant, the standard was good, not the hardest…
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My time in Australia was the best time of my life. Playing cricket everyday in the academy was amazing and the coaches became our friends and mentors. I have vastly improved my game and I have my coaches to thank for that.I played for one of the teams at University of Queensland club and the people were friendly and sociable. During one of my games, kangaroos stopped play. How Aussie is that!
My accomodation in the University was perfect as it was seconds away from where I was playing cricket…
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Our daughter, a keen cricketer both as a player at county level and a Coach decided she wanted to go to Australia to gain more coaching experience and to live her "Australian Dream" . Her decision to go with Sport Lived was the perfect choice. From the initial enquiry to making the booking and all the communications before travel made us feel at ease. On arrival in Melbourne she was met at the airport and taken to her accommodation.
To Rod, her mentor thank you to all the support you gave her…
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Accommodation in Melbourne was excellent. Brilliant location and really friendly and helpful staff. Coaching placement was awesome in a great school with keen and talented students. Plenty of time to party with loads to do but plenty of work too to earn. Sport lived sorted out all the big sporting event tickets and rod was always there as a father figure to help if needed. Suffering from withdrawal symptoms. When can I go back?…
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One of the best things I've ever done! I was slightly unsure about playing cricket abroad even though it was something that I always have wanted to do, until I found sport lived. What a fantastic company that provided for my every need whether in the UK or Australia once I had arrived. I was living and training within the university campus which I couldn't have asked for more. If you have any doubts, queries or questions you want to ask either message me on facebook or just ask sport lived as…
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